Long Harbour targets UK SFR market
George Sell
April 12, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Developer and operator Long Harbour has announced the launch of a dedicated platform to invest in single family housing (SFR).
George Sell
George is the editor of Urban Living News, and has more than a 20 years experience as a hospitality, property and travel journalist. He regularly contributes to a wide range of international publications and websites.
Sentinel to deliver Adelaide’s first institutional-grade BTR project
George Sell
April 12, 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Sentinel Fund Manager Australia, part of US-based Sentinel Real Estate, is to build Adelaide’s first institutional-grade Build to Rent project in a deal with South Australia’s government.
Vita Group buys major Birmingham regeneration site
George Sell
April 6, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Vita Group has bought the Axis Square site in Birmingham from LCR, a commercial development and placemaking specialist.
Buy to Flex: The solution to the changing London rental landscape in 2023
George Sell
April 4, 2023
Reading Time: 5 minutes Property management company Opago looks at a new option for residential landlords.
London coliving tower recommended for planning approval
George Sell
April 4, 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Tower Hamlets planning officers have recommended approval for a 46-storey coliving tower at a a site south of Canary Wharf in east London.
Rangeford Villages buys Surrey site
George Sell
April 3, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Later living developer and operator Rangeford Villages has exchanged contracts on a five-acre site in Dorking, Surrey.
Australian fund buys major stake in Get Living
George Sell
April 3, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Australian fund Aware Super has made its first move in to the UK’s BTR market with the purchase of Qatari Diar’s 22 per cent stake in Get Living.
Italian university buys hotel for student accommodation conversion
George Sell
March 31, 2023
Reading Time: < 1 minute Italy: The University of Messina (UniME) in Sicily is the new owner of the Hotel Riviera in the city.
Birmingham project secures largest UK regional BTR forward funding
George Sell
March 31, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: A JV between Harrison Street, NFU Mutual and Apache Capital has agreed a £302 million forward funding deal for Moda Living’s Great Charles Street BTR scheme in Birmingham.
Ascott to ramp up coliving pipeline in Australia
George Sell
March 29, 2023
Reading Time: 2 minutes Australia: Following the opening of lyf Collingwood Melbourne in 2022 and lyf Bondi Junction Sydney next year, Ascott is planning to take the brand to Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart and Perth.